Renaissance vs King for PSL Title

#1 posting 11.5.2006
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MICHIGAN HS ACTION
Detroit Renaissance, defending state B champ, advanced to the PSL finals with a semifinal win over Detroit Northwestern. They will face traditional power Detroit King, the #1A team in the state, in the finals Monday. From the Detroit News.

Belleville is 16-1 and #12 in the A polls. They have a dynamic duo Taylor Manley and Danica Holmes, but overall the team of "runts" is overachieving. From the Ann Arbor News.

EXHIBITION SEASON
Bemidji State is the second D2 within a week to pin a loss on bigger D1 squad North Dakota State 60-51.

The StarTribune has their take on the Roysland family battle taking place at Williams Arena between daughter Kelly of the Gophers and dad Mike, coach of UM Crookston.

UW Green Bay coach Kevin Borseth beat his former team Michigan Tech in an exhibition game 94-56. From the GB Press-Gazette.

Hawaii steamrolled Hawaii Pacific 104-42. From the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star Bulletin.

DISNEY TOURNEY
North Dakota rolled Lock Haven 77-60 to pick up their second win.
Augustana lost their second game this season to West Texas A&M 66-58.

D3
Hope, the defending D3 champ, is picked for first in the MIAA. From the Grand Rapids Press.

NAIA ACTION
Sioux Falls opened the season with a 72-71 squeaker over Mayville State. Jenna Kraayenbrink hit the game winning lay up with 1:19 to go and then held on as Mayville had 3 opportunities to regain the lead. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
Briar Cliff got an opening win for returning coach Mike Power on Friday 47-36 over William Penn. From the Sioux City Journal.
Cornerstone ripped Rochester 86-50.

JUCO ACTION
Kansas City CC defeated Iowa Central 67-53. They are 1-1. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

Kalamazoo Valley CC beat Wayne County CC 69-51 in the Cougar Tip Off championship. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
SC4 lost to Grand Rapids CC 64-62 in the Schoolcraft tournament. From the Port Huron Times-Herald.

PREVIEW
Silver Lake has enough players this season to hold a meaningful practice. From the Manitowoc Herald Times.

COACHING NEWS
WI
Mount Horeb is looking for a new coach and practice starts Monday. Tom Lesar resigned to take the assistant boys joba at Middleton. His friend Kevin Bavery is the boys coach there. Lesar has been the coach at Mount Horeb for eight years. From the Capital Times.

Next up: tomorrow morning.